[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-79-web3-ai-funding-deals-blockai-news-en":3,"article-related-79-web3-ai-funding-deals-blockai-news-en":30,"series-blockchain-9c3c5ec7-f76f-4d4f-925f-7ab965417c40":80},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"content":7,"summary":8,"source":9,"source_url":10,"author":11,"image_url":12,"cover_image":12,"category":13,"language":14,"translated_content":11,"related_article_id":15,"keywords":16,"key_takeaways":22,"views":26,"created_at":27,"published_at":28,"topic_cluster_id":29},"9c3c5ec7-f76f-4d4f-925f-7ab965417c40","79-web3-ai-funding-deals-blockai-news-en","79 Web3 AI funding deals tracked by BlockAI News","\u003Cp data-speakable=\"summary\">BlockAI News tracks 79 funding, M&A, and AI-\u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fagent\">agent\u003C\u002Fa> deals across Web3 and AI.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>BlockAI News has compiled 79 funding stories across five categories, updated daily, covering \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fai-agents\">AI agents\u003C\u002Fa>, AI labs, Web3, DeFi, and M&A. The feed highlights fresh capital moving into \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fenterprise-ai\">enterprise AI\u003C\u002Fa>, crypto infrastructure, and tokenization plays from late April through mid-May 2026.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ctable>\u003Cthead>\u003Ctr>\u003Cth>項目\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>數值\u003C\u002Fth>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Fthead>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Stories tracked\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>79\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Categories\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>5\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Latest update cadence\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Daily\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Sierra round\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$950M\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Sierra valuation\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$15.8B\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>KDDI stake in Coincheck\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>14.9%\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>KDDI deal size\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$65M\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Digital Asset target raise\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$300M\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Digital Asset valuation\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$2B\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Ch2>What changed\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The top of the feed is dominated by large checks and strategic acquisitions. Sierra closed a $950 million Series E at a $15.8 billion valuation, KDDI agreed to buy 14.9% of Coincheck for $65 million, and Digital Asset is targeting a $300 million round at a roughly $2 billion valuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1779067428634-850y.png\" alt=\"79 Web3 AI funding deals tracked by BlockAI News\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>Other headline moves show how \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fai-infrastructure\">AI infrastructure\u003C\u002Fa> and crypto rails are converging. IREN signed a $3.4 billion \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fnvidia\">Nvidia\u003C\u002Fa> GPU cloud contract with a $2.1 billion equity option attached, while Payward, Kraken’s parent, agreed to buy Reap for $600 million to expand stablecoin payments in Asia.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Sierra hit $150M ARR and says 40% of the Fortune 50 are customers.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Coincheck gains access to KDDI’s 72M mobile subscribers and 39.67M au PAY wallets.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Kalshi closed a $1B Series F at a $22B valuation after volume growth accelerated.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Exponent raised $5M seed and says it has processed $2B+ in yield volume.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Why it matters\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>For developers building agents, tokenization, or onchain finance, the signal is clear: buyers are paying for distribution, regulated access, and infrastructure that can move money or compute at scale. The rounds also show a split between application-layer AI companies and the platforms that power them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1779067427545-eb5x.png\" alt=\"79 Web3 AI funding deals tracked by BlockAI News\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>For the market, the list suggests capital is still flowing into a small set of categories with strong enterprise demand or clear rails to revenue. That includes AI agents, payment infrastructure, prediction markets, and institutional blockchain systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The main question now is not whether capital is available, but which layer of the stack gets funded next: the agent app, the payments rail, or the blockchain plumbing underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>","BlockAI News tracks 79 funding, M&A, and AI-agent deals across Web3, DePIN, and decentralized AI, with large rounds and strategic buys.","blockainews.com","https:\u002F\u002Fblockainews.com\u002Ftag\u002Ffunding\u002F",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1779067428634-850y.png","blockchain","en","b4d66532-953e-4d57-8234-122a278ba266",[17,18,19,20,21],"Web3","AI agents","funding","DeFi","tokenization",[23,24,25],"79 funding and M&A stories are tracked across five categories.","Large rounds are clustering around AI agents, crypto rails, and tokenization.","Strategic buyers are using 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